NJ Firm Sued For Negligence Over Property Refinancing

By Joshua Alston

Law360, New York (February 5, 2014, 8:56 PM ET) -- Gittleman Muhlstock & Chewcaskie LLP was hit last month with a malpractice suit filed in New Jersey state court by a former client who said his attorney omitted vital language from a document related to the refinancing of a real estate development, costing him hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Jerome Brenner filed his suit against Gittleman and partner Brian M. Chewcaskie on Jan. 17, saying Chewcaskie was negligent in his representation of Brenner, who a source close to the case says put up the collateral to...